What is Crud?

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Crud is a game that was developed by the American and Canadian Air Forces. It is a competitive team sport played on billiards table using the cue ball and the striped ball, typically the fifteen. Before the game, two captains are selected and they pick teams. The primary objective of the game is to keep the fifteen moving by striking it with cue ball. Each player begins with three lives, and they lose a life if they are responsible for letting the ball stop. A player is eliminated when they lose all their lives, and a team is eliminated when all of its players have been eliminated.

Team 190 began playing Crud when Ken Stafford joined the team in 1999. Today, much team spirit comes from Crud. One of new team members' first experiences is being Crudified, or receiving a Crud name. These names consist of two syllabi, are often amusing, and have a connection with the member's personality, appearance, or behavior. Once or twice a year, team members have the opportunity to orders Crud shirts, which have the member's Crud name and year of Crudification on the back. The team makes it a point to play each Saturday during build season at Captain Samuel Eddy's Crud Emporium, also known as CSECE, or in the WPI Campus Center.

Click here to view the full Team 190 Crud Rules.